Senior Trainer

Senior Trainer

ORGANIZATIONAL DESCRIPTION: Founded in 1994, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) builds Latina power to guarantee the fundamental human right to reproductive health, dignity and justice. We elevate Latina leaders, mobilize our families and communities, transform the cultural narrative and catalyze policy change.

JOB DESCRIPTION: NLIRH seeks a bilingual (Spanish-English) individual who is passionate about reproductive justice and immigrant rights for the full-time position of Senior Trainer within the Community Mobilization department. The Senior Trainer is primarily responsible for training grassroots leaders and activists in the reproductive justice modules and curriculum developed by the Education Manager and Associate Director of Education. The Senior Trainer will play a central planning, preparatory and facilitation role in the organization’s primary educational activities — the Latinas Organizing for Leadership & Advocacy training, Leadership Development Institute, and virtual education opportunities — which take place on a nearly monthly basis in one of the organization’s main field states (Texas, Florida, Virginia, New York and Arizona). The ideal candidate will have exemplary facilitation and organization skills, strong interpersonal and public speaking skills, and demonstrated comfort in working both independently and collaboratively. The Senior Trainer’s ability to effectively educate and engage grassroots and influential leaders is an essential aspect of NLIRH’s wider mission to transform consciousness and culture around reproductive justice in the Latinx community.

The Senior Trainer will also be responsible for delivering the organization’s modules to targeted audiences, including NLIRH staff, funders, partner organizations, and other audiences at conferences and academic settings. The Senior Trainer is responsible for quickly developing expertise in the organization’smain modules — ranging from public speaking to human rights and the RJ timeline — and being able to communicate these themes in an accessible and effective fashion.

The Senior Trainer will also play an important support role in the development of digital/online learning, helping in the technical production of video content and presentations.

The Senior Trainer will support personnel to assess the effectiveness of existing training programs and determine potential improvements and additions. They will also help define and codify best practices for facilitation of NLIRH training modules.

Position Location: The position is located in New York City and requires 50% travel. The position reports to the Associate Director of Education.

Responsibilities include, but not be limited to the following:

Serves as lead facilitator for NLIRH trainings;

Serve as lead NLIRH staff in all NLIRH trainings;

Ensure all co-facilitators/presenters are prepared to deliver training content;

Conduct train the trainer and similar trainings to build facilitation skills within designated NLIRH staff and activists;

The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health is an equal opportunity employer, committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in our work and staff. We do not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, uniform service member status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Women, people of color, including bilingual and bicultural individuals, LGBTQ persons, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.